Behind the scenes here at Reverse Thieves, we’ve had infrequent, long conversations about the blog’s/podcast’s strange middle ground of recognition. At our high points, we’ve liked to believe our name is known in the general anime and manga blogosphere. At our low points, we’ve sulked about never grasping “fame” (or infamy if you like) to be looked to for opinions and answers. (On a normal day, by the way, we are fully aware of all the support we’ve gotten from readers and listeners.) Oh woe is us (not really) for forever being in between obscurity and popular acclaim. The truth is, we have equal bits of pride and resignation to being in the middle. All that being said, whenever someone pays a large amount of attention to the blog it catches us off guard even if it might seem weird after all this time.
Thus was our reaction when we were approached by Lauren Orsini for an interview to be included in her new book: Build Your Anime Blog: How to Get Started, Stand Out, and Make Money Writing About What You Love. (Yeah, not sure about the making money part. There might be some making money off all of this but it sure ain’t us.) You might know her as the Otaku Journalist as well as her book Otaku Journalism: A Guide to Geek Reporting in the Digital Age. Her latest book takes a look at several prominent bloggers and their general mission statements and philosophies, methods and practices, as well as hopes and dreams for their sites.
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